Behr Swiss Brown N210-6
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| Code: | N210-6 |
| Name: | Swiss Brown |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Swiss Brown?
Behr Swiss Brown N210-6 is a muted, mid-depth brown with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly red or rustic. Its soft warmth comes through most clearly in daylight, while lower or cooler light can pull out its charcoal-taupe side. This shade gives living rooms, bedrooms, and dining areas a grounded backdrop without the heaviness of a near-black brown. It is especially effective on cabinetry or a single accent wall alongside creamy off-whites, warm greige, and black metal hardware. Pair Swiss Brown with natural oak, aged brass, linen, or stone finishes for a layered, earthy interior.
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What are Behr Swiss Brown undertones?
Swiss Brown is a midtone, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
110, 95, 83
Is Behr Swiss Brown cool or warm?
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cool
With a hue of 27°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N210-6 Swiss Brown HSL code: 27, 14%, 38%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Swiss Brown
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Swiss Brown:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
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Swiss Brown
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Swiss Brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Swiss Brown
Swiss Brown has an LRV of 12.41% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 12.41%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #6e5f53 |
| RGB Decimal | 110, 95, 83 |
| RGB Percent | 43.14%, 37.25%, 32.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 27° Saturation: 24.55% Value: 43.14% |
| HSL | hsl(27, 14, 38) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 13.64 Yellow: 24.55 Key: 56.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 98.117 I: 12.795 Q: -0.561 |
| XYZ | X: 12.084 Y: 12.124 Z: 9.885 |
| CIE Lab | L:41.413 a:3.946 b:9.1 |
| CIE Luv | L:41.413 u:9.866 v:10.587 |
| Decimal | 7233363 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.82, 1.011, 7.542 |
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